. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. 50 IMHININTi. M" Horizonloi hninchrs (tij;. 2!)).—This is an uimnturul ( Fij;. -!>.—lloriwintal lirancli. It is true that in some trees in an orchard, hoiizontiil 1 mulches are seen antun^ the most productive, but these hianehes are resting; after loiijr lVuitin«,'. After havinj^ •rrown vi^forously in their youth, (gradually hent down under the \vei«;;ht of tlieir fruit. A younfj branch forced at once into this position hardly frrows any more, frui
. The cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs [microform]. Fruit trees; Fruit-culture; Arbres fruitiers; Arboriculture fruitière. 50 IMHININTi. M" Horizonloi hninchrs (tij;. 2!)).—This is an uimnturul ( Fij;. -!>.—lloriwintal lirancli. It is true that in some trees in an orchard, hoiizontiil 1 mulches are seen antun^ the most productive, but these hianehes are resting; after loiijr lVuitin«,'. After havinj^ •rrown vi^forously in their youth, (gradually hent down under the \vei«;;ht of tlieir fruit. A younfj branch forced at once into this position hardly frrows any more, fruits at its extremity, does not become h)nj,'ftr and ends by drying up ; it it ve<,'etates it does not become biir<fer but continues to weaken after a short fructifi- cation wliich has helped to briiifjj on its exhaustion (H<r. 29). - If a stronpj branch is forced into a horizontal position, the sap, refnsin<; to circulate never reaches its extremity which dovelopcs weak fruit branches and then dries up. FurUier than this the fruit branches underneath, receivinj; no sap, dry up and die and tlie under part of the bianch becomes bare ; the sap runs stronjrly to the fruit branches ffrowiiifj from the upper part of tlie branch, as they are vertical, they do not fruit but turn into gluttons. If a blanch is given a heavy incline, it will fruit abun- dantly but th(^ fruit will be small. The sap, refusing to «lescend, causes the fruit branches which are above the liiHii'.st curve of the branch to turn into gluttons, the lower part of the branch as well as the fruit branches upon it dry up and the branch itself dies. Rnno^'"l "/ xliooiy.—This consists in cutting off the useless shoots while still green. As more branches grow upon atree than are necessary to form its frame or its fruit branches. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these ill
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